Aston Hall is a grand Jacobean mansion located in Birmingham, England built between 1628-1635 by Thomas Holte. It reflects Holte's wealth and status at the time. During the English Civil War, King Charles I stayed at Aston Hall before losing the Battle of Edgehill. This resulted in Parliamentarians attacking and damaging the mansion in retaliation for its support of the Royalists. Today the mansion is a museum that shows evidence of damage from the war and tells the story of its role in the civil war, though most of the original furnishings are gone. Local legends say the mansion is haunted by ghosts of former residents like Holte's daughter.